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The Scottish Government was last night accused of hiding its role in the disastrous Edinburgh tram project, following its decision to heavily censor official documents about the scheme.

In response to a Freedom of Information request, Transport Scotland, the government agency, released 17 pages of correspondence with ministers from the summer of 2007, a key period in the scheme’s history. Almost every line was redacted — blacked out.

Transport Scotland said it withheld information so that ministers and officials could “discuss the making of policy” without talks being made public.